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EU tobacco tax hike plan swamped with pro-industry feedback
07 Nov 2025 12:30 GMT
Europe is updating its tobacco tax rules since the current … enough to curb smoking, the European Commission said. The update will also …
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European Commission report: Ukraine shows progress in taxation and aligns legislation with EU standards
04 Nov 2025 21:33 GMT
… released today by the European Commission. This report is one … to the taxation of tobacco products through excise duties. … of excise rates on tobacco products, aiming to reach … digital space.
Additionally, the European Commission noted the approval of the …
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France’s nicotine pouch ban reflects rising anti-tobacco leadership at key moment for EU
07 Nov 2025 03:40 GMT
… Dorado for cigarette manufacturers” amid dwindling cigarette consumption, adding … highlights how the EU Commission’s response to … Encouragingly, these firms’ tobacco industry ties have been … toward the EU Commission’s goal of a tobacco-free generation …
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The New Health Despotism: EU Commission Uses Nicotine Tax to Boost Its Clout
03 Nov 2025 11:20 GMT
… their state, but the European Commission.
Not health, but … a smokeless tobacco alternative, has almost eliminated cigarette consumption in … from the responsible Budget Commissioner Piotr Serafin (Poland) … explosive logic: An EU Commission that controls its own …
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Commissioner Hoekstra keeps tax on sugar, salt open for future EU budget
05 Nov 2025 14:22 GMT
… was presented – Hoekstra, the EU commissioner for climate, net zero and … as well as on national tobacco revenues, with the aim … year.
However, the Dutch commissioner said that additional options could … and the consent of the European Parliament.
The idea of …
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European Commission approves Merck’s Keytruda as part of a treatment regimen for adults with resectable LA-HNSCC expressing PD-L1
30 Oct 2025 05:39 GMT
… Canada, today announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved Keytruda (pembrolizumab … head and neck cancer, including tobacco and alcohol use and human …
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Brussels’ War on Tobacco Masks an Assault on National Power
31 Oct 2025 12:19 GMT
… prohibition of cigarette filters and electronic cigarettes. The draft … Health Organization (WHO) tobacco control conference (COP11), … European Commission is developing two key instruments: the Tobacco … funded by the European Commission itself, acting as …
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What is the European Commission planning for 2026? Newsletter
20 Oct 2025 12:00 GMT
… migration.
In spotlight
The European Commission is set to unveil … 2026 is the European Biotech Act, which Commissioner Várhelyi had … Animal Health Regulation, the Tobacco Control legislation, and the … MFF (2028-34)
The EU Commission is currently facing the …
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Tobacco-like taxes on electricity keep Europe in energy permacrisis
30 Oct 2025 05:53 GMT
… bill, new data reveals.
European electricity prices – a key … 2022 energy crisis levels,” the European Commission concedes, but it is … and tobacco – falling under the “excise duty” category.
The EU, however … , the bloc’s energy commissioner, can do little but …
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Cigarette filter ban – The last puff for smoking?
28 Oct 2025 06:30 GMT
… proposed ban.
A European Commission spokesperson has since … the environmental impact of cigarette butts. [Photo: Brenda … as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco.
The tobacco industry’s … traditional cigarettes in market share. Conventional cigarettes still …